Lamp-shade carrier



Dec. 18, 1923.

1,477,734 H. J. WAIT;

LAMP SHADE CARRIER Filed July 13, 1.922 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 f y =o|= usfi I B A H INVENTOR.

Dec. 18 1923. 11,477,734!- H. .1. WAITE LAMP SHADE CARRIER Filed July 13 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 "NVENTOR.

UNITED SITES HENRY JAMES WAITE, OF PECKHAM, ENGLAND.

LAMP-SHADE CARRIER.

Application filed July 13, 1922. Serial No. 574,834.

To all whom it may concern: The lower end of the part C is left fiat;

Be it known that I, HENRY JAMES VVAI'rn, the upper end is bent over to form a short a subject of the King of Great Britain and tube with a longitudinal slot. This tube is Ireland, residing at 62 Bournemouth Road, sufliciently wide to enable it to receive with 5 Peckham, England, have invented a new slight tension a wire soldered or otherwise and useful Lamp-Shade Carrier, of which attached to an upright of the shade frame at the following is a specification. each side whereby the shade is firmly sup- This invention relates to an improvement ported. in supports or carriers for lamp shades, es- The curvature of the holder is arranged 45 peci-ally for use in electric lighting. to suit the kind of shade to which the apy improvement consists in the provision paratus is applied, and the tubes or fastenat the upper ends of the branch arms of a ers can be set at any required angle to adapt pair of spring grips pivoted to the said them to the angle of the supporting wires arms, into which upright wires of the shade fixed to the shade frame. With these tubes 5 fit in such a manner that whilst supporting the shade will be securely retained in the the shade securely, they can at any time be requisite position, but remain detachable at detached, and the shade be removed or re any time.

placed. As shown in the enlarged detail views,

My invention is illustrated in the accom- Figures 2 and 3, the said members C each 55 panying drawings as follows consist of a pair of parallel semi-circular Fig. 1 shows the improved lamp shade sections joined by a flat section so as to form holder in side elevation. a spring grip adapted to engage directly at Fig. 2 shows a shade-wire spring grip at any position an arm of the lamp shade as right angles to those shown in Fig. 1 and on shown by way of example in Figures and 5. 60 an enlarged scale. What I claim is:

Figure 3 shows a plan view of Figure 2. A lamp shade carrier comprising a cen- Figure 4 shows a perspective view of the tral ring, a plurality of arms attached to entire device as attached to a lamp socket said ring and a member pivoted to the exand carrying the shade, and tremity of each of said arms having two jaws 65 Figure 5 shows a perspective view of the each consisting of a pair of parallel semicarrier in an angular position in relation to circular sections joined by a fiat section so as the shade. to form a spring grip adapted to engage di- From the central ring A which fits upon rectly at any position an arm of the lamp the lamp socket the arms B extend. shade. At the upper end of each arm B, the

shade-wire socket C is pivoted at D. HENRY JAMES WAITE. 

